New film and TV series coming to Netflix US in August 2016

Another month, another batch if new Netflix US Releases. That’s right as August approaches we have the full list of new tv shows, documentaries and films heading your way in August 2016. As always we’ve placed recommended labels next to shows and films that our editorial team have enjoyed over the years.

Before we jump into the full list of new shows and movies for Netflix US we should highlight a couple of great additions to the streaming service this month. The Little Prince will be debuting on the channel from the 5th of August and is a 3D stop motion animation based on the 1943 book of the same name by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The film initially premiered at the 68th Cannes Film Festival and boasts a spectacular voice cast featuring Jeff Bridges, Rachel McAdams, Paul Rudd, James Franco, Ricky Gervais and Paul Giamatti.

Last of all we have the fifth season of Once Upon a Time hitting netflix this month and it includes the shows 100th episode. This season saw the introduction of many new characters from the worlds of legends and fairy tales including King Arthur, Hades, Hercules, and Jekyll and Hyde.

Available from August 1st:

The American Side (2016)

An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

APEX: The Story of the Hypercar (2016)

Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure (2011)

Big Daddy (1999)

Black Widow (1987)

Critical Condition (1987)

Deadfall (2012)

Destination: T​eam USA (2016)

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Available from August 27th:

Rams (2015)

Available from August 29th:

The State of Marriage (2015)

Available from August 31st:

Ku’damm 56: Season 1

With all of the great releases coming to Netflix US this August where are we going to find the time to cram all of this viewing in? If you had to pick just one release to watch this month, what would it be? Let us know in the comments below!